Lamentations 1:1-12; 3:21-27 Grief and Union with Christ
I. A Singular Voice for the People o A familiar, singular voice
o The 'people'—Judah, Jerusalem, Zion, all her people (1-11a)
o The 'singular voice'—I am despised … My sorrow (11b, 12) You O LORD, will keep them, You will guard us … How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever?—Psalm 12:7, 13:1
II. A Grief Leader, Guide, and Bearer o The Laments of the 'weeping prophet' (2 Chr. 35:25; Jer., Lam.)
o The "I" of the storm (Isa. 52-54; the Psalms) "Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows …"—Isa. 53:4
o Leads you through a true grieving process (Pss. 42; 61, etc.)
o A process on an eschatological trajectory (Psa. 73)
"Is it not for you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like My sorrow, which the LORD inflicted upon me, which the LORD inflicted on the day of His fierce anger." |